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Americas
United States
Canada
Global Trade Prospects
Most Small Businesses Don't Engage in Global Trade
Great Export-ations
Most companies surveyed do not participate in any global trade. Among the one-third (33%) that do, importing is somewhat more prevalent than exporting.
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Question
Does your business source materials, goods or services from outside of the United States?
Do you sell your products or services outside of the United States?
Do you sell your products or services outside of the United States?
Comments
"The survey highlights how many small-to-medium sized businesses aren't taking advantage of the opportunities to grow their business by entering the global marketplace. Exporting enables companies to diversify their portfolios and weather changes in the domestic economy. And when you consider that 95 percent of the world's consumers live outside of the United States, companies that don't export are just reaching a small share of potential customers."
Israel Hernandez
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service